Zero Dark Thirty (2012)

Following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, Osama bin Laden becomes one of the most-wanted men on the planet. The worldwide manhunt for the terrorist leader occupies the resources and attention of two U.S. presidential administrations. Ultimately, it is the work of a dedicated female operative (Jessica Chastain) that proves instrumental in finally locating bin Laden. In May 2011, Navy SEALs launch a nighttime strike, killing bin Laden in his compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.

Director:

Kathryn Bigelow

Writer:

Mark Boal

Stars:

Jessica Chastain, Joel Edgerton, Chris Pratt |See full cast & crew »

Watch Trailer 

Watch Full Movie

 

Read more »

Django Unchained (2012)

Two years before the Civil War, Django (Jamie Foxx), a slave, finds himself accompanying an unorthodox German bounty hunter named Dr. King Schultz (Christoph Waltz) on a mission to capture the vicious Brittle brothers. Their mission successful, Schultz frees Django, and together they hunt the South's most-wanted criminals. Their travels take them to the infamous plantation of shady Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio), where Django's long-lost wife (Kerry Washington) is still a slave.

Director:

Quentin Tarantino

Writer:

Quentin Tarantino

Stars:

Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio |See full cast & crew »

Watch Trailer 
  

Watch Full Movie 

 

Read more »

Cloud Atlas (2012)

Actors (Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent) take on multiple roles in an epic that spans five centuries. An attorney harbors a fleeing slave on a voyage from the Pacific Islands in 1849; a poor composer in pre-World War II Britain struggles to finish his magnum opus before a past act catches up with him; a genetically engineered worker in 2144 feels the forbidden stirring of human consciousness -- and so on. As souls are born and reborn, they renew their bonds to one another throughout time.

Directors:

Tom Tykwer, Lana Wachowski |1 more credit »

Writers:

David Mitchell (novel), Lana Wachowski (written for the screen by) |2 more credits »

Stars:

Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Hugh Grant |See full cast & crew » 

Watch Trailer 

Watch Full Movie

 

Read more »

Lincoln (2012)

With the nation embroiled in still another year with the high death count of Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln (Daniel Day-Lewis) brings the full measure of his passion, humanity and political skill to what would become his defining legacy: to end the war and permanently abolish slavery through the 13th Amendment. Having great courage, acumen and moral fortitude, Lincoln pushes forward to compel the nation, and those in government who oppose him, to aim toward a greater good for all mankind.

Director:

Steven Spielberg

Writers:

Tony Kushner (screenplay), Doris Kearns Goodwin (book)

Stars:

Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn |See full cast & crew »

Watch Trailer 

Watch Full Movie

 

Read more »

Looper (2012)

In a future society, time-travel exists, but it's only available to those with the means to pay for it on the black market. When the mob wants to eliminate someone, it sends the target into the past, where a hit man known as a looper lies in wait to finish the job. Joe (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is one such hired gun, and he does his job well -- until the day his bosses decide to "close the loop" and send Joe's future self (Bruce Willis) back in time to be killed.

Director:

Rian Johnson

Writer:

Rian Johnson

Stars:

Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, Emily Blunt |See full cast & crew »

Watch Trailer

Watch Full Movie

 

Read more »

Saving Mr. Banks (2013)

Spurred on by a promise he made to his daughters, Walt Disney (Tom Hanks) embarks on what would become a 20-year quest to obtain the movie rights to "Mary Poppins." The author, P.L. Travers (Emma Thompson), proves to be an uncompromising curmudgeon who has no intention of letting her beloved characters become mangled in the Hollywood machine. However, when the books stop selling and she finds herself in need of money, Travers reluctantly agrees to consider Disney's proposition.

Director:

John Lee Hancock

Writers:

Kelly Marcel, Sue Smith

Stars:

Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks, Annie Rose Buckley |See full cast & crew »

Watch Trailer 

Watch Full Movie

 

Read more »

Rush (2013)

In the mid-1970s, charismatic English playboy James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth) and Austrian perfectionist Niki Lauda (Daniel Brühl) share an intense rivalry in Formula 1 racing. Driving vehicles that are little more than gas-filled, rolling bombs, Hunt and Lauda burn up the track, all the while pushing themselves to the breaking point of physical and mental endurance. Meanwhile, the women (Olivia Wilde, Alexandra Maria Lara) in their lives can only watch as both drivers risk death with every lap.

Director:

Ron Howard

Writer:

Peter Morgan

Stars:

Daniel Brühl, Chris Hemsworth, Olivia Wilde |See full cast & crew » 

Watch Trailer

Watch Full Movie

 

Read more »

Lone Survivor (2013)

In 2005 Afghanistan, Navy SEALs Marcus Luttrell (Mark Wahlberg), Michael Murphy (Taylor Kitsch), Danny Dietz (Emile Hirsch) and Matthew "Axe" Axelson (Ben Foster) deploy on a mission of surveillance and to take out Taliban leader Ahmad Shah. Though spotted by goatherds, Luttrell and his team decide not to kill them. But one of the Afghans alerts a group of Taliban fighters to the invaders, and a terrible battle ensues, in which the SEALs find themselves hopelessly outnumbered and outgunned.

Director:

Peter Berg

Writers:

Peter Berg, Marcus Luttrell (book) |1 more credit »

Stars:

Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Emile Hirsch |See full cast & crew » 

Watch Trailer

Watch Full Movie

  

Read more »

Fruitvale Station (2013)

Though he once spent time in San Quentin, 22-year-old black man Oscar Grant (Michael B. Jordan) is now trying hard to live a clean life and support his girlfriend (Melonie Diaz) and young daughter (Ariana Neal). Flashbacks reveal the last day in Oscar's life, in which he accompanied his family and friends to San Francisco to watch fireworks on New Year's Eve, and, on the way back home, became swept up in an altercation with police that ended in tragedy. Based on a true story.

Director:

Ryan Coogler

Writer:

Ryan Coogler

Stars:

Michael B. Jordan, Melonie Diaz, Octavia Spencer |See full cast & crew »

Watch Trailer 

Watch Full Movie

 

Read more »

The Great Gatsby (2013)

Midwest native Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire) arrives in 1922 New York in search of the American dream. Nick, a would-be writer, moves in next-door to millionaire Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio) and across the bay from his cousin Daisy (Carey Mulligan) and her philandering husband, Tom (Joel Edgerton). Thus, Nick becomes drawn into the captivating world of the wealthy and -- as he bears witness to their illusions and deceits -- pens a tale of impossible love, dreams, and tragedy.

Director:

Baz Luhrmann

Writers:

Baz Luhrmann (screenplay), Craig Pearce (screenplay) |1 more credit »

Stars:

Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton |See full cast & crew »

Watch Trailer

Watch Full Movie

 

Read more »

The Spectacular Now (2013)

An innocent, bookish teenager (Shailene Woodley) begins dating the charming, freewheeling high-school senior (Miles Teller) who awoke on her lawn after a night of heavy partying.

Director:

James Ponsoldt

Writers:

Scott Neustadter (screenplay), Michael H. Weber (screenplay) |1 more credit »

Stars:

Miles Teller, Shailene Woodley, Kyle Chandler |See full cast & crew »

Watch Trailer

Watch Full Movie

 

Read more »

Stoker (2013)

India Stoker's (Mia Wasikowska) world comes crashing down when her father (Jacki Weaver) dies in a car accident. Adding to the girl's emotionol turmoil is the sudden arrival of Charlie (Matthew Goode), an uncle whom she never knew existed. Charlie moves in with India and her unstable mother (Nicole Kidman), and soon India begins to suspect that this charming and mysterious man has ulterior motives. However, instead of feeling alarmed, India becomes increasingly infatuated with him.

Director:

Chan-wook Park

Writer:

Wentworth Miller

Stars:

Mia Wasikowska, Nicole Kidman, Matthew Goode |See full cast & crew » 

Watch Trailer

Watch Full Movie

 

Read more »

Elysium (2013)

In the year 2159, humanity is sharply divided between two classes of people: The ultrarich live aboard a luxurious space station called Elysium, and the rest live a hardscrabble existence in Earth's ruins. His life hanging in the balance, a man named Max (Matt Damon) agrees to undertake a dangerous mission that could bring equality to the population, but Secretary Delacourt (Jodie Foster) vows to preserve the pampered lifestyle of Elysium's citizens, no matter what the cost.

Director:

Neill Blomkamp

Writer:

Neill Blomkamp

Stars:

Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley |See full cast & crew » 

Watch Trailer 

Watch Full Movie

 

Read more »

Gangster Squad (2013)

It's 1949 Los Angeles, the city is run by gangsters and a malicious mobster, Mickey Cohen. Determined to end the corruption, John O'Mara assembles a team of cops, ready to take down the ruthless leader and restore peace to the city.

Director:

Ruben Fleischer

Writers:

Will Beall, Paul Lieberman (book)

Stars:

Sean Penn, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone |See full cast & crew » 

Watch Trailer

Watch Full Movie

 

Read more »

Pain & Gain (2013)

Danny Lupo (Mark Wahlberg), manager of the Sun Gym in 1990s Miami, decides that there is only one way to achieve his version of the American dream: extortion. To achieve his goal, he recruits musclemen Paul (Dwayne Johnson) and Adrian (Anthony Mackie) as accomplices. After several failed attempts, they abduct rich businessman Victor Kershaw (Tony Shalhoub) and convince him to sign over all his assets to them. But when Kershaw makes it out alive, authorities are reluctant to believe his story.

Director:

Michael Bay

Writers:

Christopher Markus (screenplay), Stephen McFeely (screenplay) |1 more credit »

Stars:

Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson, Anthony Mackie |See full cast & crew » 

Watch Trailer

Watch Full Movie

 

Read more »

Dallas Buyers Club (2013)

In mid-1980s Texas, electrician Ron Woodroof (Matthew McConaughey) is stunned to learn that he has AIDS. Though told that he has just 30 days left to live, Woodroof refuses to give in to despair. He seeks out alternative therapies and smuggles unapproved drugs into the U.S. from wherever he can find them. Woodroof joins forces with a fellow AIDS patient (Jared Leto) and begins selling the treatments to the growing number of people who can't wait for the medical establishment to save them.

Director:

Jean-Marc Vallée

Writers:

Craig Borten, Melisa Wallack

Stars:

Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Jared Leto |See full cast & crew »

Watch Trailer

Watch Full Movie 

 

Read more »

Blue Is the Warmest Color (2013)

A French teen (Adèle Exarchopoulos) forms a deep emotional and sexual connection with an older art student (Léa Seydoux) she met in a lesbian bar.

Director:

Abdellatif Kechiche

Writers:

Abdellatif Kechiche (scenario, adaptation and dialogue), Ghalia Lacroix (scenario, adaptation and dialogue) |1 more credit »

Stars:

Léa Seydoux, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Salim Kechiouche |See full cast & crew »

Watch Trailer 

Watch Full Movie

 

Read more »

Before Midnight (2013)

On the last night of their idyllic Greek vacation, longtime lovers Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Celine (Julie Delpy) reminisce about their lives together and what different choices might have brought.

Director:

Richard Linklater

Writers:

Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy |3 more credits »

Stars:

Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick |See full cast & crew » 

Watch Trailer 

Watch Full Movie

 

Read more »

Captain Phillips (2013)

In April 2009, the U.S. containership Maersk Alabama sails toward its destination on a day that seems like any other. Suddenly, Somali pirates race toward the vessel, climb aboard and take everyone hostage. The captain of the ship, Richard Phillips (Tom Hanks), looks to protect his crew from the hostile invaders, and their leader, Muse (Barkhad Abdi). The pirates are after millions of dollars, and Phillips must use his wits to make sure everyone survives and returns home safely.

Director:

Paul Greengrass

Writers:

Billy Ray (screenplay), Richard Phillips (based upon the book "A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALS, and Dangerous Days at Sea" by) |1 more credit »

Stars:

Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi, Barkhad Abdirahman |See full cast & crew » 

Watch Trailer 

Watch Full Movie

 

Read more »

Prisoners (2013)

Keller Dover (Hugh Jackman) faces a parent's worst nightmare when his 6-year-old daughter, Anna, and her friend go missing. The only lead is an old motorhome that had been parked on their street. The head of the investigation, Detective Loki (Jake Gyllenhaal), arrests the driver (Paul Dano), but a lack of evidence forces Loki to release his only suspect. Dover, knowing that his daughter's life is at stake, decides that he has no choice but to take matters into his own hands.

Director:

Denis Villeneuve

Writer:

Aaron Guzikowski

Stars:

Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis |See full cast & crew » 

Watch Trailer

Watch Full Movie 

Read more »